2011 Headgasket issue

[rfelts88]

Blew lower radiator hose and overheated the engine. Had the head resurfaced, it was off by 6/1000ths of an inch. Replaced headgasket and got everything back together. I got a slow coolant drip from the corner of the head by cylinder 4 on the exhaust side. Rechecked torque. Did a pressure test and not holding pressure.
Ripped everything apart again thinking I damaged the gasket during install. Gasket is in perfect condition. Checked the block with a straight edge, looks good. What else can I check? Dont want to do this a 3rd time lol

[Eg.h2o]

If you didn’t use a GM manufactured gasket, that may be the problem. There are many sub par and counterfeit gaskets being sold online these days, even to the likes of Autozone and others. It’s a huge problem. Also make sure that if your year motor requires new head bolts....get new head bolts. I know that the 04-07 model years had one use (then throw away) headbolts.

[rfelts88]

I did replace the bolts, but used a ROADFAR ebay gasket. Would you recommend FELPRO or AC DELCO?

[Eg.h2o]

AC Delco gaskets